prefrailty

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noun

Presence of the early signs that may lead to frailty.

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Meanings

nounprefrailty (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePresence of the early signs that may lead to frailty.
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    In the article “A Community-Based, Technology-Supported Health Service for Detecting and Preventing Frailty among Older Adults: A Participatory Design Development Process,” the authors discuss the development of a community-based, technology-supported health service for detecting prefrailty and preventing frailty and further functional decline via participatory design with a wide range of stakeholders, such as physicians and local service providers.

    2015 August 6, Maddalena Illario et al., “Active and Healthy Ageing and Independent Living”, in Journal of Aging Research, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + frailty.

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Chicago

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